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Post by legendrockranch on Aug 16, 2014 18:59:47 GMT -5
I saw this on one of the face book pages. Now it is by no means pricing that is set in stone. It is what one person has noticed in prices of mini Hereford and Lowline or Lowline percentages. So how come many Dexter people are selling their animals short? www.mauldinherefords.com/prices.html Barb
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Post by RedRidge on Aug 17, 2014 8:09:49 GMT -5
These look to be about the same price as Dexters in our area. Dexters are also very prone the problem of limited supply and demand. Seems like when I have nothing for sale I have a waiting list and then when I have something for sale there are no buyers. I tend to keep fall heifers and sell spring heifers in the fall so I don't have to overwinter open heifers so maybe my timing is just wrong.
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Post by hollydzie on Aug 17, 2014 8:35:07 GMT -5
Barb, I wonder if the Lowline and Hereford breeders are more consistent in their breed standards/quality than Dexters? Maybe the price of Dexters is all over the place because of inconsistent quality/standard. Just a thought. Those prices do seem about right for some areas such as TN & GA. I don't know about other areas.
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Post by trdean on Aug 18, 2014 6:44:46 GMT -5
Barb, I wonder if the Lowline and Hereford breeders are more consistent in their breed standards/quality than Dexters? Maybe the price of Dexters is all over the place because of inconsistent quality/standard. Just a thought. Those prices do seem about right for some areas such as TN & GA. I don't know about other areas. I tend to think this opinion is spot on!! I don't know a lot about the mini Herefords...but the Lowline are Angus and they are bred for meat production. I was reading that there were some lowline in a feed test in California and the Lowline performed as well as the other major beef breeds in terms of ADG. I think they are bred and marketed as a beef breed for smaller landholders. They have a very defined purpose...the Dexters not so much. As a dual purpose breed there are Dexters suitable for milk production and some suitable for beef production. Then there is the small family that wants a gentle cow. I am rambling a bit this am...but I do believe that Dexters are spread thinner across the total spectrum. As for the prices, they are somewhat in line with my area...but the mini Herefords seem much higher priced...which I expect will drop as more are breeding them. Thanks for that weblink!!! Tim
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Post by occ on Aug 25, 2014 17:39:13 GMT -5
I see HHF Starr brought $4600 at the AGM sale. Anyone know anything about her?
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Post by kansasdexters on Aug 25, 2014 21:15:17 GMT -5
Here is what the Sale Catalog had to say about HHF Starr, ADCA No. 034484:
Date of Birth: 11/26/2013
HHF Starr will be seven months old at time of show. She is A2/A2, PHA and Chondro-negative. She is red, polled, with a black nose. Her mom (MAS Penelope) got Grand Champion at the Houston Show and was first in her class last year at the AGM.
So one can quickly observe that this red, polled heifer has certain desirable traits, that led to her to being bid on by several bidders at the AGM, and that resulted in her sale price being the top price in the ADCA AGM sale in 2014.
Patti
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Post by RedRidge on Aug 26, 2014 8:53:19 GMT -5
I have forbidden everyone to let my husband to know anything about this. LOL That description fits a heifer I have only she is homozygous polled. Both parents successfully shown and sire was a supreme champion. She is approaching a year old and I'm planning on keeping her but if he had a clue she might bring that much she would not be staying. :-0
Irony is the A2/A1 heifer I have out of the same sire (red carries dun and is polled), may be on the market soon and will likely bring way less than half that. Interesting how those combinations create price... Sometimes I fail to see the logic but prices are dictated by what the market will bear - which is dictated by what the consumer is willing to pay.
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